Category Archives: Shows

Grammy award winning band The Mavericks celebrated the release of their new album “Mono” over margaritas in Nashville. Yallwire was there as the group played a few songs of the highly anticipated release. Host Stephanie Langston talked to the guys about recording the album in mono, the key to the bands comradery and where they are looking forward to the most before heading out on their international MONO MUNDO TOUR 2015.

Lady Antebellum celebrated the announcement of their Wheels Up tour over brunch and bubbles in Nashville and Yallwire was there. Host Stephanie Langston chatted with the group about the world tour, essential items for the long flights and about balancing parenthood with their busy tour schedule. Nashville was recently added to their 65-city tour, which takes flight in Europe on Feb. 28, 2015 and descends on North America in May. Special guests Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt will be joining the group.

Jake Owen threw Nashville’s largest beach party for fans Monday night at BMI and Yallwire was there. Taking it up a notch from his number one block party last year, thousands gathered for his free concert many dressed in beach attire. I caught up with the #1 singer to chat about the bash that draws fans from across the country. Lee Brice, Sonia Leigh, Dan + Shay and Brothers Osborne also made surprise appearances throughout the night and openers Old Dominion and The Cadillac Three got the crowd revved up.

Darius Rucker hosted his fifth annual sold out “Darius and Friends” concert, marking the unofficial start to CMA Music Festival week. Yallwire takes you to the star studded event featuring Cassadee Pope, Clint Black, Corey Smith, David Nail, Eli Young Band, Kenny Rogers,Thompson Square and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum. I catch up with the artists backstage to get the scoop on the evening benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Since Darius started supporting the hospital, his events have raised over $225,000.

Dierks Bentley gives Yallwire a sneak peek at his biggest tour yet, Riser. I take you to the set and talk with Dierks about how his tour has evolved over the past decade, how he’s taking us on a plane and that he’s leaving the amp cooler behind. Check it out!

The legendary Oak Ridge Boys have been touring for four decades, but the group is just now releasing their first live country album. The boys sat down with me for Yallwire to talk about their latest career move, the secret to sticking together over the years and how they don’t plan to slow down anytime soon. They also sing a little “Elvira” on the spot for our cameras. Cleopatra Records will release Boys Night Out on April 15th 2014, in three formats – CD, vinyl, and digital download.

Singer Sarah Davidson sat down to perform a special acoustic performance for our Yallwire cameras in Nashville. Sarah is currently showcasing her music and life on the reality show Private Lives of Nashville Wives on TNT. She invited us in to her new home to talk about her professional and private journey, the challenges of being married to a songwriter and how their break up was all caught on camera, plus her EP set to hit store shelves March 25th, 2014

Yallwire takes you on the red carpet for one of Nashville’s most high profile annual fundraisers, the T.J. Martell Honors Gala. The 6th annual 2014 Honors Gala event brought together host Charles (Chip) Esten, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker, Sheryl Crow, Blue Sky Riders, Jake Owen and a list of others. This year’s honorees are Nashville real estate visionary Mark Bloom, music industry icons Dale Morris and Mike Dungan, entrepreneur Beth Dortch Franklin and cancer research pioneer Scott Hiebert. The T.J. Martell Foundation is the music industry’s largest foundation that funds innovative medical research focused on finding cures for leukemia, cancer and AIDS. The Foundation has provided more than $260 million for research at top hospitals in the United States.

The Musicians Hall of Fame inducted 12 new members, including bluesman Buddy Guy, British rock guitarist Peter Frampton and country singer Barbara Mandrell. This marked the first time members had been inducted into the hall of fame since 2009. It was also the first awards show in their new home inside the Municipal Auditorium. Also inducted during the ceremony in Nashville were Randy Bachman, Jimmy Capps, Will Lee, Corki Casey O’Dell and Velma Smith. Posthumous inductions went to Stevie Ray Vaughan, along with his band Double Trouble, and pedal steel guitarist Ben Keith. The Musicians Hall of Fame also gave their first Iconic Riff Award posthumously to Roy Orbison for “Pretty Woman,” and their first Industry Icon Award to Mike Curb, the founder of Curb Records. Yallwire takes you behind the scenes and to the show featuring performances by Neil Young, Duane Eddy, Brenda Lee, The Oak Ridge Boys and Chris Isaak.

About Stephanie

Emmy nominated TV journalist that has worked in the media industry the past decade holding positions as a News Anchor, Entertainment Reporter, Video Journalist and Producer for the ABC affiliates in Greenville, Mississippi and Nashville, Tennessee. Stephanie currently reports live on News 2 This Morning and host regular segments on Yallwire. Stephanie is the reigning “Best of Nashville” TV personalities in the Nashville Scene and she was recently nominated among the Best TV Anchor/Reporters in the Tennesseans “Toast of Music City.”